Painting pictures with words.
Opening a part of the soul.
Emotion flowing with the lines.
Tapestry skillfully woven.
Reflecting thoughts artfully.
Yearning to make a difference.
--Karen O'Leary--Whispers' Editor

For many years, Beth & I were close friends.
We shared the daily dramas of our lives, laughing & commiserating with
one another; and we shared our poetry & prose, offering one another honest
feedback. We also enjoyed writing together (quite a few of those
pieces have been published).

Geoff, her husband, phoned one evening to me to tell me
the awful news. Beth had died that day.
It was all so sudden. I had spoken to her the day before, as normal.

With Karen's encouragement & Geoff's blessing, I decided
to write with Beth one last time. Geoff chose a poem that Beth had
written, & I have written & added my part to her words. I
believe Beth would have liked this.